Faust I and II / Berlin

The German classic, Faust Part I and II by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, was Robert Wilson's second major collaboration on the stage with German rock star Herbert Grönemeyer after Leonce and Lena in 2003. Wilson and Grönemeyer chose an ensemble of 19 young actors and 8 live musicians, with the quirky Christopher Nell as Mephisto and the voices of Stefan Kurt and Angela Winkler as Earth Ghost and Homunculus.

Wilson and Grönemeyer’s version of Faust I and II at the Berliner Ensemble meets all our expectations, even if we’re expecting to be surprised. A thoroughly un-exhausting storybook of profoundness to swing and sway along.